Advent Retreat – Collegeville, St. John’s Abbey

Collegeville • St. John’s Abbey hosts Advent retreat titled “Parables and the Reign of God” led by Benedictine Abbot John Klassen, starting with supper on Friday at 5:30 p.m. and concluding after lunch on Sunday at 1 p.m. The parables tell us that it is in the midst of the everyday — the regular, mundane business of our eating, drinking, sleeping, choosing, loving, forgiving, reaching out, journeying, answering doors, offering hospitality, sharing and listening to midnight stories — that our happiness and salvation are worked out. The story of our salvation lies inside the story of our everyday life. The cost is $195 for a single room, and $340 for a double room ($170 per person). For information or to register contact the Spiritual Life Office at 320-363-3929 or email spirlife@osb.org.